An eBay spokesperson said: “We have removed these items from the site permanently.”

Sue Baker, Director of Time to Change the mental health anti-stigma campaign run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, said: “Depicting mental illness in this way fuels some of the worst myths that those of us with mental health problems are ‘scary’ or ‘dangerous’.

“We are finally starting to see attitudes shift, but this will only serve to set us back by reinforcing sad old stereotypes.”

Four years ago supermarket chains Tesco and Asda withdrew Halloween outfits after they were criticised for stigmatising people with mental health issues.